Wire-stretcher and wire-splicing tongs.



No. 732,972. PATENTED JULY 7; 19 03.

c. STOOLFIRE. WIRE STRETC H ER AND WIRE SPLIGING TONGS.

APPLIOATlEON FILED AUG. 23, 1901.

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i I and specification, ofwhich- UNITED STATE Patented July 7, 1 903.

ATENT FFICE.

CHARLES STOOLFIRE, OF T LLWAT R, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, ASSIeNoR TO HEMANJ. WHITTIER, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

WlRE-STRETCH ER AND WlRE-SPL|CIN G TONGS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 732,972, dated July '7,1903.-

Application filed August 23, 1901. Serial No. 73.036. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES STOOLFIRE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stillwater, in the county of Payne and Territory ofOklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wire-Stretchersand Wire- Splicing Tongs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wire-stretching and Wire-splicing tongs; and theobject of my in vention is to provide a means for bringing the free endsof two wires together and securing the same bya twisting splice when theopposite ends are secured in opposite directions.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, showing the position thewires are in before and after the splicing of the two ends. Fig. 2 is aperspective side elevation disclosing more clearly the position that thetwo wires are in before the splicing operation is accomplished. Fig. 3is an inverted side elevation illustrating the opposite side of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line X X of Fig. 1, disclosingthe position of a tusk which is secured to the lower jaw of the tongs,over which one end of the wire is passed before the splicing isproduced. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line Y Y of Fig. 1through the lower jaw of the tongs and the position of a' hollow tuskthrough which one end of the wire to be spliced is inserted. Fig. 6 isan inverted end view of the upper jaw of the tongs, showing the positionof the two tusks secured to said With the above description of thevarious illustrations of my invention I will now proceed to fullydescribe the same by referring to corresponding numerals on thedrawings1 illustrates the lower jaw or member of my invention. 2 illustrates theupper jaw; These two are secured together in the usual manner, the lowermember being provided with an elongated slot in the rear of the jaw ofsufiicient dimension to admit the shank or handle end of the upper jawto pass through, being secured with a pivotal bolt 3, passing througheach, the lower jaw being provided with a hollow tusk. 4 and a solidtusk 7.

When the wires to be spliced are placed in a proper position for thispurpose, end 10 of wire 5 is passed through said hollow tusk 4 and thenturned or bent at right angles, passing under tusk 6, which is securedto the upper jaw; It is then passed over and around tusk 7, (seen atFig. 1,) said tusk being clearly illustrated at Fig, 4. The end 11 ofthe Wire 8 is passed through an opening or eye 12 of the lower jaw, nearthe mouth thereof, which can readily be understood at Fig. 2.- To holdthis last-mentioned wire in the proper position while the splicingoperation is being performed, I have provided a tusk 9, secured to thelower jaw of the tongs, which will be readily understood by observingFig. 3 This tusk is to prevent the wire from getting into a lateral orside position while the twisting is being done. When the Wires areplaced in position as illustrated in Fig. 2, ends 5 and 8 (seen atFig. 1) above the twist represent ends of the two wires coming fromopposite directions before the free ends are spliced. The handles orshank ends of the tongs are grasped, bringing the two jaws togethertightly, gripping the Wire 8 at the mouth of the tool, and securelykinking wire 5, as illustrated, with tusk 4, 6, and 7. When this isdone, the position of the tongs, as illustrated in Fig. 1, is r versed,and the handles or shank ends point in the opposite direction. By thisreversal the slack in the 'two wires is takenup. When two or three turnsor horizontal revolutions of the toolare made, the free ends are madesecure, as indicated in Fig. 1, and the tool removed."

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-- 1. A wirestretching and wire splicing tongs, comprising two members pivotallysecured together, embodying an upper jaw and a lower jaw, adapted toopen and close, a depending tusk integral with the rear of the upper jawon one side thereof, a depending tusk integral with the opposite side ofsaid jaw near the frontthereof, substantially as described.

2. A wire stretching and a wire splicing tongs, comprising two memberspivotally secured together, embodying an upper jaw and In testimonywhereof I affix my signature 3. lower jaw, adapted to open and close, an

in the presence of two witnesses.

upwardly-projecting hollow tusk integral with and near the front of thelower jaw an upwardly-projecting solid tusk integral with CHARLESSTOOLFIRE' 5 said jaw and to the rear of said hollow tusk, Witnesses:

an eye or opening 12 adapted to receive the M. L LANGE,

end of .the wire, substantially as described. R. M. COMBS.

